The best cartoons of the day, chosen by editors at ThePrint.
The selected cartoons appeared first in other publications, either in print or online or on social media, and are credited appropriately.
The lead cartoon of the day by Nala Ponnappa is a satirical take on the ‘cow politics’ practiced by the ruling party.
Cartoonist Mika Aziz pokes fun at Rahul Gandhi’s Jan Aakrosh rally at Delhi’s Ramlila Maidan, suggesting that it is elections, and not slogans, that people use to effect change.
E.P. Unny in the Indian Express takes a jibe at Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb’s endless, and absurd, comments on a range of subjects. The chief minister has claimed the internet existed during the Mahabharata, and that Diana Hayden didn’t deserve to win the Miss World title in 1997.
Gokul Gopalakrishnan in The Asian Age News uses Chinese President Xi Jinping saying that he enjoys Bollywood music to poke fun at Narendra Modi’s recent informal visit to China.
Cartoonist Lahari draws the result of the recent hike in the prices of petrol and diesel. He suggests that the prices are so high that common people associate fuel dispensers with luxury.
